LOCAL GENERAL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 71, 20 October 1916, Page 4

LOCAL GENERAL

The general committee of the Stratford A, and P. Association meet tomorrow afternoon at 1.30 sharp.

At the local police court this morning, Mr C. D. Sole, J. P., presiding, a first offender, who did not appear, was fined £l, the amount of his bail, for insobriety yesterday. ,

While delivering newspapers on the Bird Road yesterday afternoon, a boy named Fitzgerald had a rather nasty fall from'his bicycle. A settler very kindly brought the lad to town, as he was too much shaken to complete his round, although no serious injury had taken place.

At Ilangiora on Tuesday, E. R. Good, a justice of the peace, and a former* mayor of the town, was charged with receiving £3 in money and dividing the amount into two separate amounts of 30s each, and issuing two separate receipts, with intent to evade the stamp duty thereon. Good was convicted and fined 40s on the first charge and 20s on the second charge, with costs in each case.

In the Wellington’s Magistrate’s Court yesterday, Mr Lightfoot, Inspector' of Awards, proceeded against an apprentice for failing to fulfil his obligations to his employer. A fine of £2 was imposed. For failing to allow two employees one full day's holiday a week as provided by the award, the proprietors of a private hotel were fined 10s and the employees each 10s.

A man named John O’Leary twice jumped into the Ruamahanga River on Wednesday morning, but on neither occasion did he succeed in drowning'. He then walked to Masterton and gave himself up to the police. He was brought before the court, and as he had obviously been drinking, he was remanded to 'W d" Hington for a week’s medical treatment.

When a “commercial” traveller carrying four portmanteaux, alighted from the train at Horopito last Ihursday, he was met by Constable Annison’ of Ohakune, who alighted from that train. The constable’s suspicious were justified by the discovery that the “ports” between them held 60 bottles of whisky, and the sequel was tho man’s appearance before a magistrate at Ohakune, charged with being a vagrant. The Waimarino Call adds that charges of carrying liquor not properly labelled and of keeping liquor for sale are also pending. Bail was fixed at €SO, which was promptly forthcoming.

\u Armv Service Corps bakery has been completed at Featberston at a cost of £BSO, or £SO less than the original estimate. Colonel Hiley, Director of Railways and Works, reporting on this enterprise to the Minister, writes: “I may mention that the bakery is'constructed on entirely original designs, so far as New Zealand is concerned, by a modification of the army pattern to suit the special requirements at Featberston. No difficulty has been experienced in baking for between 8000 and 0000 men at the bakery since its completion. I may say that there has been a saving by the use of this bakeij of £228 per month over tho contracts, equal to an annual saving of £2730.”

The time for your “straw boater the bat of lulls for summer wear is at band—and the bat you want, together with your Spring Mercery, is at the Kgmont Clothing Company. Call and get it. x

Weather Forecast.—The indications are for northerly winds moderate to strong and freshening. The weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled with rain following, barometer failing.—Bates, Wellington.

The Midhirst Town Hall trustees are fully alive to the needs of the public and propose to shortly instal the “Wizard” light in the Hall. To meet the expense, Edmondson’s Concert party will give an evening early in November.

A Now Zealander writes from Honolulu : “There were thirteen Gorman merchant ships interned at Honolulu whilst we wore there, most of them

big vessels, also a German man-o’-war, with a crew of 650. These men-o’-warsmen move about the town as freely as others, and they help to pass away the time by attending the English classes at the Y.M.C.A. in Hotel street. It is an odd sight to see them trooping ashore with their books. They seem to like the teaching. and evidently intend to improve the shining hour, for at an examination held just before we’ left they nearly all passed with high honours in English. Here is the difference between the British and German psychology. Imagine the crews of interned British vessels going to school to leant German!”

At tlm ev'-Tv- of the Stratford A. and P. Association meeting last night, there were present—Messrs E. Jackson (cre-ident), H. Dingle, W. J. LoudoU* R. Masters, T. Hanford, J M. Sootier, and C. Jackson. Tho quest: n of hand music for the show was deferred until next meeting. Ih© following new members were elected: Messrs A. H. Hillock, C. and A. Murray, M. O’Connor, C. Smith, F. Hanford. The purchase of iron for roofing the bull pens was left in the hands of Mr E. Jackson. The President reported that Mr Symes (Hawora) had donated a gate for the show grounds, which was much appreciated. Regarding the catering for the show, it was agreed that this he offered to Dustin’s (Wanganui) on the same terms as last year, together with the ’ right of fruit -and lolly stalls on the terms agreed. The various canvassers for entries reported having received an encouraging response to their efforts.

Air F. V. Fail, secretary of the Dunedin Boilermakers’ Union, reports an extraordinary experience, writes the Dunedin, the Lyttelton Times, eleven''years ago last February, whilst at his work, a chip flew from a hammer head, scarred his nose and mitered his right eye. Attempts to extract the chip with a magnet failed, and as the eye could not be retained with safety it was taken out by a specialist, who found the wound of exit at the back of the eye, that * the bit of steel had gone into the head; in other words, the surgeon could not find the foreign fragment. Mr Fail has suffered much from headaches since, and, of course, he has been anxious as to what course the chip was taking. These troubles • ended a month ago last Monday. Prior to that a little sore appeared in the lower lip. Some suggested it might be cancer. Gradually the sore came to a head, and on the day mentioned a foreign object dropped out. It emerged in one piece’; ’of’ a shape that fitted the face of the hammer, but it had corroded and ttaf *W‘ 4he quality of a metal husk, so that it broke m two when handled. The doctor says that the recovery of the chip is very interesting, but not surprising, and he congratulates Mr Fail that the steel travelled in a safe direction, instead of passing backwards into the brain.

la connection with the King’s appeal on behalf of the British Red Cross, the local Red Cross street stall-holders announce that they have the following to dispose of to-morrow: Three months ticket to the. Pictures donated by Mr F.- Foley, a beautiful supper cloth given by Mrs R. Dingle, and a Christmas cake from “a friend in the country.” At the auction rooms to-morrow, Mr T. Lamason will sell a carving in aid of the funds. The whole of the proceeds of the Patriotic Mart and Tea Rooms will bo given to the British Red Cross, for which funds are urgently needed in England. The promoters hope that the people will make an effort to help by donating produce or articles of saleable value. To-morrow throughout the British Empire there will bo much activity among the workers for this object, and Stratford and district may be depended upon to do their utmost—

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the, distance, And the good that we can do.